Most climbers think the cold is the problem. In the Andes, the problem often starts much […]
In the Andes, the real skill is heat regulation. The middle layer is the thermostat of […]
HACE is usually taught as a dramatic neurological emergency: ataxia, confusion, hallucinations, coma. But those are […]
Altitude medicine often begins too late. We teach climbers to look for HAPE and HACE: fluid […]
Ultrarunners increasingly treat calories as survival infrastructure. Many mountaineers still treat food as optional. On big […]
Some mountain emergencies begin years before the climb. Altitude, cold, dehydration, fatigue, and hypoxia do not […]
Hypothermia rarely begins with collapse. It often begins with a reasonable decision: to stop briefly, to […]
Most fatal decisions in the mountains do not feel irrational. They feel efficient. “We are already […]
Most mountaineering navigation accidents do not begin with a storm. They begin with a small mismatch: […]
Heatstroke in the mountains is poorly understood because climbers associate danger with cold. But on glaciers […]
